Amphetamine/Methamphetamine Confirm, Urine
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Lab Section:
Turnaround Time:
7 to 10 Days
Test Schedule:
Once per week
Units:
Interpretation:
A result of 500 ng/mL is a strong indicator that the patient has used these drugs within the past three days.
Specimen Requirements:
1 mL (500 microliters minimum) urine in sample cup. Stable 7 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, 30 days frozen.
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
As above.
Reference Range:
Negative. Confirmation Cut-off: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDA, MDMA, MDEA, and Ephedrine are reported as positive if greater than 200 ng/ml.
Comments:
The presence of amphetamines in urine at concentrations greater than 500 ng/mL is a strong indicator that the patient has used these drugs within the past 3 days.
Methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) is a metabolite of MDMA and MDEA.
This confirmatory method does not detect Methylphenidate.
This test will produce positive results for urine specimens collected from patients who are administered Adderall and Benzedrine; Desoxyn and Vicks Vapoinhaler; Selegiline (metabolized to methamphetamine and amphetamine); and clobenzorex, famprofazone, fenethylline, fenproporex, and mefenorex, which are amphetamine pro-drugs.
Results confirmed by mass spectroscopy. This is a lab-developed test not evaluated by the FDA. These results are for clinical use only.